Roll Call Tally on the Expulsion of Preston Brooks, 7/14/1856
After Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner nearly to death with a cane in the Senate chamber, the House voted on whether to expel him from Congress. They failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed.
Series: General Records, 1791 - 2010
Record Group 233: Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789 - 2015
Transcription:
July 14. 1856
On LD Campbells 1st Resn from Sel Com
THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
335
[column one]
YEA | NAMES. | NAY.
A.
|William Aiken...S.C. | 1
1 | Charles J. Albright...Ohio. |
| James C. Allen...Ill. | 2
2| John Allison...Penn. |
B.
3 | Edward Ball...Ohio |
4 | Lucian Barbour...Ind. |
|David Barclay [struck through] |
| William Barksdale...Miss. | 3
| P.H. Bell...Texas. | 4
5 | Henry Bennett...N.Y. |
| Hendley S. Bennett...Miss. | 5
6 | Samuel P. Benson...Me. |
7 | Charles Billinghurst...Wis |
8 | John A. Bingham...Ohio |
9 | James Bishop...N.J. |
10 | Philemon Bliss...Ohio |
| Thomas S. Bocock...Va. | 6
| Thomas F. Bowie...Md. | 7
| William W. Boyce...S.C. | 8
11 | Samuel C. Bradshaw...Penn. |
| Lawrence O'B. Braneh...N.C. | 9
12 | Samuel Brenton...Ind. |
| Preston S. Brooks [struck through]...S.C. |
13 | Jacob Broom...Penn. |
14 | James Buffinton...Mass. |
15 | Anson Burlingame...Mass. |
| Henry C. Burnett...Ky. | 10
C.
| John Cadwalader...Penn. | 11
16 | James H. Campbell...Penn. |
|John P. Campbell [struck through]...Ky. |
17 | Lewis D. Campbell...Ohio |
| John S. Carlile...Va. | 12
| Samuel Caruthers [struck through]...Mo. |
| John S. Caskie...Va. | 13
18 | Calvin C. Chaffee...Mass. |
| Thomas Child, jr [struck through] ...N.Y. |
19 | Bayard Clarke...N.Y. |
20 | Ezra Clark, jr...Conn. |
21 | Isaiah D. Clawson...N.J. |
| Thomas L. Clingman...N.C. | 14
| Howell Cobb...Ga. | 15
| Williamson R.W. Cobb...Ala. | 16
22 | Schuyler Colfax...Ind. |
23 | Linus B. Comins...Mass. |
24 | John Covode...Penn. |
| Leander M. Cox...Ky. | 17
25 | Aaron H. Cragin...N.H. |
| Burton Craige...N.C. | 18
| Martin J. Crawford...Ga. | 19
| Elisha D. Cullen [struck through]...Del. |
26 | William Cumback...Ind. |
D.
27 | William S. Damrell...Mass. |
| Thomas G. Davidson...La. | 20
| H. Winter Davis...Md. | 21
28 | Timothy Davis...Mass. |
29 | Timothy C. Day...Ohio. |
30 | Sidney Dean...Conn. |
| James W. Denver...Cal. | 22
31| Ale["xander" struck through] De Witt...Mass. |
[Column Two]
YEA. | NAMES. | NAY.
32 | John Dick...Penn. |
33 | Samuel Dickson...N.Y. |
34 | Edward Dodd...N.Y. |
| James F. Dowdell...Ala. | 23
35 | George G. Dunn...Ind. |
36 | Nathaniel B. Durfee...R.I. |
E.
37 | John R. Edie...Penn. |
| Henry A. Edmundson [struck through] ...Va. | 1
38 | Francis S. Edwards...N.Y. |
| John M. Elliott...Ky. | 24
39 | J Reece Emrie...Ohio. |
| William H. English...Ind. | 25
| Emerson Etheridge...Tenn. | 26
| George Eustis, jr...La. | 27
| Lemuel D. Evans...Texas. | 28
F.
| Charles J. Faulkner...Va. | 29
| Thomas T. Flagler [struck through]...N.Y. |
| Thomas B. Florence...Penn. | 30
| Nathaniel G. Foster...Ga. | - 31
| Henry M. Fuller [struck through] ...Penn. |
| Thomas J. D. Fuller [struck through] ...Me. |
G.
40 | Samuel Galloway...Ohio. |
41 | Joshua R. Giddings...Ohio. |
42 | William A. Gilbert...N.Y. |
| William O. Goode...Va. | 32
43 | Amos P. Granger...N.Y. |
| Alfred B. Greenwood...Ark. | 33
44 | Galusha A. Grow...Penn. |
H.
| Augustus Hall...Iowa. | 34
45 | Robert B. Hall...Mass |
46 | Aaron Harlan...Ohio. |
| J. Morrison Harris...Md. | 35
| Sampson W. Harris...Ala. | 36
| Thomas L. Harris...Ill. | 37
| John Scott Harrison...Ohio. | 38
47 | Solomon G. Haven...N.Y. |
| Philemon T. Herbert...Cal. |
48 | John Hickman...Penn. |
49 | Henry W. Hoffman...Md. |
50 | David P. Holloway...Ind. |
51 | Thomas R. Horton...N.Y. |
52 | Valentine B. Horton...Ohio. |
| George S. Houston...Ala. | 39
53 | William A. Howard...Mich. |
54 | Jonas A. Hughston...N.Y. |
J.
| Joshua H. Jewett...Ky. | 40
| George W. Jones...Tenn. | 41
| J. Glancy Jones...Penn. | 42
K.
| Lawrence M. Keitt...S.C. | 43
| John Kelly...N.Y. | 44
55 | William H. Kelsey...N.Y. |
| Luther M. Kennett...Mo. | 45
| Zedekiah Kidwell...Va. | 46
56 | Rufus H. King...N.Y. |
57 | Chauncey L. Knapp...Mass. |
58 | Jonathan Knight...Penn. |
59 | Ebenezer Knowlton...Me. |
60 | James Knox...Ill. |
61 | John C. Kunkel...Penn. |
[Column Three]
YEA. | NAMES. | NAY.
L.
| William A. Lake...Miss. | 47
62 | Benjamin F. Leiter...Ohio. |
| John Letcher...Va. | 48
| James J. Lindley...Mo. | 49
| John H. Lumpkin...Ga. | 50
M.
| Daniel Mace [struck through] ...Ind. |
| Alexander K. Marshall...Ky. | 51
| Humphrey Marshall...Ky. | 52
| Samuel S Marshall...Ill. | 53
63 | Orsamus B. Matteson...N.Y. |
| Augustus E. Maxwell...Fla. | 54
64 | Andrew Z. McCarty...N.Y. |
| Fayette McMullin...Va. | 55
| John McQueen...S.C. | 56
65 | James Meacham...Vt. |
66 | Killian Miller...N.Y. |
| Smith Miller...Ind. | 57
| John S. Millson...Va. | 58
67 | William Millward...Penn. |
68 | Oscar F. Moore...Ohio. |
69 | Edwin B. Morgan...N.Y. |
70 | Justin S. Morrill...Vt. |
71 | Richard Mott...i o |
72 | Ambrose S. Murray...N.Y. |
N.
73 | Matthias H. Nichols...Ohio |
74 | Jesse O. Norton...Ill. |
O.
75 | Andrew Oliver...N.Y. |
| Mordecai Oliver...Mo. | 59
| James L. Orr...S.C. | 60
P.
76 | Asa Packer...Penn. |
| Robert T. Paine [struck through] ...N.C. |
77 | John M. Parker...N.Y. |
78 | John J. Pearce...Penn. |
79 | George W. Peek...Mich. |
80 | Guy R. Pelton...N.Y. |
81 | Alexander C.M. Pennington. N.J. |
82 | John J. Perry...Me. |
83 | John U. Pettit...Ind. |
| John S. Phelps...Mo. | 61
84 | James Pike...N.H. |
| Gilchrist Porter...Mo. | 62
| Paulus Powell...Va. | 63
85 | Benjamin Pringle...N.Y. |
86 | Samuel A. Purviance...Penn. |
| Richard C. Puryear...N.C. | 64
Q.
| John A. Quitman...Miss. | 65
R.
| Edwin G. Reade...N.C. | 66
| Charles Ready...Tenn. | 67
| James B. Ricaud...Md. | 68
| William A. Richardson [struck through] ...Ill. |
87 | David Ritchie...Penn. |
| Thomas Rivers...Tenn. | 69
88 | George R. Robbins...N.J. |
89 | Anthony E. Roberts...Penn |
90 | David F. Robison...Penn. |
| Thomas Ruffin...N.C. | 70
| Albert Rust...Ark. | 71
[Column Four]
YEA. | NAMES. | NAY.
S.
91 | Alvah Sabin...Vt. |
92 | Russell Sage...N.Y. |
| John M. Sandidge...La. | 72
93 | William R. Sapp...Ohio. |
| John H. Savage...Tenn. | 73
94 | Harvey D. Scott...Ind. |
| James L. Seward...Ga. | 74
95 | John Sherman...Ohio. |
| Eli S Shorter...Ala. | 75
96 | George A. Simmons...N.Y. |
| Samuel A. Smith...Tenn. | 76
| William Smith...Va. | 77
| William R. Smith...Ala. | 78
| William H. Sneed...Tenn. | 79
97 | Francis E. Spinner...N.Y. |
98 | Benjamin Stanton...Ohio. |
| Alexander H. Stephens...Ga. | 80
| James A. Stewart...Md. | 81
99 | James S.T. Stranahan...N.Y. |
| Samuel F. Swope...Ky. | 82
T.
| Albert G. TAlbott...Ky. | 83
100 | Mason W. Tappan...N.H. |
| Miles Taylor...La. | 84
101 | James Thorington...Iowa. |
102 | Benjamin B. Thurston...R.I. |
103 | Lemuel Todd...Penn. |
104 | Mark Trafton...Mass |
| Robert P. Trippe...Ga. | 85
105 | Job R. Tyson...Penn. |
U.
| Warner L. Underwood...Ky. | 86
V.
106 | George Vail...N.J. |
| William W. Valk [struck through] ...N.Y. |
W.
107 | Edward Wade...Ohio. |
108 | Abram Wakeman...N.Y.
109 | David S. Walbridge...Mich. |
110 | Henry Waldron...Mich |
| Percy Walker...Ala. | 87
| Hiram Warner...Ga. | 88
111 | Cadwalader C. Washburne, Wis. |
112 | Ellihu B. Washburne...Ill. |
113 | Israel Washburn, jr...Me. |
| Albert G. Watkins...Tenn. | 89
114 | Cooper K. Watson...Ohio.|
115 | William W. Welch...Conn. |
116 | Daniel Wells, jr...Wis. |
| John Wheeler...N.Y. | 90
117 | Thomas R. Whitney...N.Y. |
118 | John Williams...N.Y. |
| Warren Winslow...N.C. | 91
119 | John M. Wood...Me. |
120 | John Woodruff...Conn. |
121 | James H. Woodworth...Ill. |
| Daniel B. Wright...Miss. | 92
| John V. Wright...Tenn. | 93
Z.
| Felix K. Zollicoffer...Tenn. | 94
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MAY 21, 1856
NATHANIEL P. BANKS, JR., of Massachusetts, Speaker.
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